119 Stoel Rives Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America Directory
11/18/2008

CONTACT: Kristen Leis, Business Development Manager, (503) 294-9343

PORTLAND- Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service U.S. business law firm, today announced that 119 of its attorneys are included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Recognized by both the legal profession and the general public as a leading guide to legal excellence in the United States, The Best Lawyers in America selects attorneys based on an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. A complete list of the Stoel Rives honorees appears below.

Stoel Rives lawyers from more than 40 legal practice areas – including corporate, energy, commercial litigation, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, corporate governance and environmental law – made the list, and six Stoel Rives offices were represented. The firm had the top rated Water Law practice in the United States, and was ranked first in 34 separate practice categories in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state.

With 119 attorneys recognized, Stoel Rives is in the top twenty nationwide for the total number of attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America, an impressive statistic given that by size, i.e. total number of attorneys, the firm ranks 133rd nationally, according to The National Law Journal's 2007 NLJ 250 list.. Following closely on the heels of Stoel Rives' recent recognition from Chambers USA, where more than 60 Stoel Rives attorneys earned top rankings, The Best Lawyers In America listings further cement Stoel's reputation as a top-tier law firm.

"We're pleased to receive this external validation of our work," said Bob Van Brocklin, Stoel Rives' managing partner. "It's gratifying that so many of our offices – from our largest to our smallest – were represented. It speaks to the high level of quality that we maintain firmwide."

Boise

Kevin J. Beaton
    Environmental Law
    Water Law

Paul M. Boyd
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law

James C. Dale
    Employee Benefits Law
    Labor and Employment Law

John M. Eustermann (*)
    Energy Law

Mark S. Geston
    Commercial Litigation

Krista K. McIntyre (10)
    Environmental Law

Kris J. Ormseth
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law

J. Walter Sinclair
    Commercial Litigation

Portland

Steven W. Abel
    Land Use & Zoning Law

Richard E. Alexander
    Construction Law
    Professional Malpractice Law

Paul S. Angello (10)
    Intellectual Property Law

Gary R. Barnum
    Equipment Finance Law

Todd A. Bauman
    Corporate Law
    Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Venture Capital Law

Ruth A. Beyer
    Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Jason M. Brauser (*)
    Corporate Law
    Securities Law

Michael R. Campbell
    Environmental Law
    Water Law

Stuart Chestler
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Securities Law

Nancy L. Cowgill (20)
    Trusts and Estates

Barbara D. Craig (*)
    Natural Resources Law

Edward D. Einowski (*)
    Public Finance Law

Barnes H. Ellis (20)
    Bet-the-Company Litigation
    Commercial Litigation

Edward L. Epstein (20)
    Corporate Law
    Health Care Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Howard M. Feuerstein (25)
    Real Estate Law

David E. Filippi
    Environmental Law
    Natural Resources Law
    Water Law

Jerry R. Fish (20)
    Mining Law
    Natural Resources Law
    Oil & Gas Law

Randolph C. Foster
    Commercial Litigation
    Information Technology Law
    Intellectual Property Law

Eugene A. Frassetto
    Real Estate Law

Gary W. Glisson
    Information Technology Law

Eric A. Grasberger
    Construction Law

David W. Green (10)
    Real Estate Law

Ronald S. Grossmann (10)
    Employee Benefits Law

John J. Halle
    Corporate Law
    Securities Law

Christopher R. Hermann
    Environmental Law

Christopher K. Heuer
    Tax Law

Henry H. Hewitt (25)
    Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
    Corporate Law

Charles F. Hinkle (10)
    Appellate Law
    First Amendment Law

William H. Holmes
    Energy Law
    Environmental Law

Karen E. Jones
    Energy Law

Emily V. Karr
    Trusts and Estates

Victor J. Kisch
    Labor and Employment Law

Christine Kitchel (10)
    Labor and Employment Law

Jeffrey M. Krueger (*)
    Employee Benefits Law

Margaret B. Kushner
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Dennis Leybold
    Employee Benefits Law

Steven T. Lovett (*)
    Intellectual Property Law

Gregory H. Macpherson (10)
    Employee Benefits Law

Robert T. Manicke
    Tax Law

Robert J. Moorman
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Securities Law

J. Mark Morford (10)
    Environmental Law

Gregory R. Mowe (10)
    Commercial Litigation
    Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Joel A. Mullin
    Commercial Litigation

Barbara L. Nay
    Health Care Law

Mark A. Norby (20)
    Mining Law
    Natural Resources Law
    Oil & Gas Law
    Timber Law

Margaret Hill Noto (10)
    Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Securities Law

Thomas R. Page (10)
    Real Estate Law

Terrence R. Pancoast
    Non-Profit/Charities Law
    Trusts and Estates

Amy Joseph Pedersen (*)
    Labor and Employment Law

Per A. Ramfjord
    Commercial Litigation
    White-Collar Criminal Defense

Guy A. Randles
    Construction Law

Edward J. Reeves
    Labor and Employment Law

Lois O. Rosenbaum
    Commercial Litigation

Pendleton Hamlet Serrurier
    Non-Profit/Charities Law
    Trusts and Estates

Joan P. Snyder
    Environmental Law

Bradley F. Tellam (*)
    Labor and Employment Law

Robert D. Van Brocklin (*)
    Land Use & Zoning Law

E. Walter Van Valkenburg
    Antitrust Law
    Intellectual Property Law

Jere M. Webb (10)
    Advertising Law
    Information Technology Law
    Intellectual Property Law

James N. Westwood (10)
    Appellate Law
    Commercial Litigation

Marcus Wood (10)
    Energy Law

Thomas R. Wood
    Environmental Law

Sacramento

Michael A. Campos (*)
    Water Law

Kristen Troy Castaños (*)
    Water Law

James P. Corn (*)
    Administrative Law

Timothy M. Taylor (*)
    Environmental Law

Craig M. Wilson
    Water Law

Salt Lake City

J. Keith Adams (10)
    Trusts and Estates

John A. Anderson
    Commercial Litigation
    Personal Injury Litigation
    Product Liability Litigation

Martin K. Banks
    Environmental Law

Kenneth B. Black
    Commercial Litigation

Matthew M. Durham
    Labor and Employment Law

Thomas A. Ellison (10)
    Real Estate Law

Brent J. Giauque
    Corporate Law

Barton W. Giddings (*)
    Intellectual Property Law

Ervin R. Holmes
    Real Estate Law

Richard H. Johnson II (10)
    Trusts and Estates

Nathan W. Jones
    Corporate Law
    Securities Law

David J. Jordan (10)
    Commercial Litigation

Danny C. Kelly (10)
    Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

John S. Kirkham (10)
    Energy Law
    Mining Law
    Natural Resources Law
    Oil & Gas Law

Guy P. Kroesche
    Real Estate Law

Kevin B. Laurence
    Intellectual Property Law

Michael E. Mangelson
    Intellectual Property Law

Ronald G. Moffitt
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Gregory B. Monson (10)
    Communications Law
    Energy Law

Ted D. Smith
    Communications Law

Reed W. Topham
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Securities Law

James F. Wood
    Trusts and Estates

Steven D. Woodland
    Employee Benefits Law

Seattle

Margaret L. Barbier
    Labor and Employment Law

Beth S. Ginsberg
    Environmental Law

Richard L. Goldfarb
    Banking Law

Richard A. Hopp (20)
    Employee Benefits Law

Eric S. Laschever
    Land Use & Zoning Law

Jeffrey W. Leppo
    Environmental Law

David B. Levant (*)
    Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Charles S. Lewis III
    Tax Law

Ronald J. Lone (*)
    Corporate Law

Alan R. Merkle
    Construction Law

Michael P. O'Connell
    Native American Law

Timothy J. O'Connell
    Communications Law
    Labor and Employment Law

David H. Rockwell (10)
    Real Estate Law

Jerome L. Rubin (20)
    Labor and Employment Law

Barbara C. Sherland (10)
    Trusts and Estates

J. Ronald Sim
    White-Collar Criminal Defense

Gordon W. Tanner
    Real Estate Law

Irwin L. Treiger (25)
    Corporate Law
    Tax Law

Mimi G. Warner
    Employee Benefits Law

W. Scott Wert
    Banking Law

Tahoe City

Michael B. Brown
    Land Use & Zoning Law

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.

About Stoel Rives LLP: Stoel Rives is a business law firm providing corporate and litigation services to a wide range of clients throughout the United States. The firm has nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 12 offices in eight states. Stoel Rives is regarded as a leader in energy, real estate, project development, land use and construction, natural resources, environmental, litigation, corporate and intellectual property law. The firm has offices in Anchorage, Alaska; Boise, Idaho; Denver, Colo.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Portland, Ore.; Sacramento, Calif.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Diego, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Tahoe City, Calif.; and Vancouver, Wash. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.